New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-01
THE FIRST DA Us JOURNEY.
FROM WASHINGTON TO PITTSBURG.

IHE .FIRSI DA TS JOURNEY.
FROM WASHINGTON TO PITTsBURG.
THE PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN WELCOMED BY CROWDS
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
PITTSBURG, Sept 3O-The morning In Washington was
foxgy and oppressive by o'clock when the signal
for departure Of the Presidents special train was
given. the had made its appearance and the day
promised to be fair Goodbyos were hastily said by the
distinguished travellers to their waiting friends the hats
and handkerchiefs the 200 800 persons who had
gathered upon the platform waved salute and the train
pulled away Besides ths President and Mrs Cleveland
its passengers are Colonel Lamont ". s. Bsse OF Buff
falo and Dr. j. d. Bryant, Of NewYork. together with
two correspondents representing the Press Association
and an artist for an illustrated weekly.
The train is In the immediate charge Of W. g. Baldwin.
General Agent of Pullman Palace Car Company. who
goes with 1t on its entire round Robert Barry supern
tenden Of Pullman Company, who brought the train
down from Wilmington last night accompanied IL as iar
as Harrisburg to that everything was In WORKING
order Tho train everywhere In an orbit OF Its
own superior all whose rights defined by ordinary
scheduled No attempt is to be made anywhere to make
extraordinary speed the efforts Of the railroad officials
being directed first to the safety and comfort OF their
charges The reserved exclusively for the
President and Mrs Cleveland, all the other travellers
being accommodated in the veaeco The days run was
made without notable incident. At way stations and
hamlets little groups Of people stood on the platforms
and eu,bankments and saluted the passing train At
Baltimore stop made just long enough to change
locomotives, and In Of socitude to examine
the car wheels and bearings Two three hundred pso
pie who within the platform railing, gathered
closely about the train while much larger hrong paid
its respects dscorousy and quietly from distance The
umutuous greetings were received In the neigh
borhood of village schoolhouses, where the white
apro ned occupants arrayed in lines and manifested
their enth usiasm a only children can.
Shortly after leaving Baltimore, the President and
l l,la lIinOr ma
tunes escorted by Mr. Baldwin. made a trip through
the train. They paused q few minutes In the
sleeping car and in the smokngroom OF tho Afaratta
chatting with their fellow travellers and then exporea
the Of the electrical Workshop which Is NJ the
extreme roat of the train. Here W. IL Fry. mechanical
OF the Pullman Company, explained the
operation of the dynamos from which the train is light
cd The train lighted through the tunnels In wash
ington and Baltimore brilliantly that the change from
daylight hardly noticeable.
THE WELCOME AT YORK AND HARRISBURG
At York. through which city the train slowly. ap-
parently tho entire population In waiting and from
suburb to suburb the passage was marked by waving
Of hats and handkerchief Regiments Of sootyfaced.
workmen fanRed and frontc1 the FAC
tories and mills lampposts aid treeboxes bore heavy
burdens of humanity and the sidewalks and platforms
were crowded BY the throngs In response
to the cheers President and Mrs Cleveland stepped
out on the platform and gracefully bowed their
acknowledgements Between York and Harrisburg
the travellers passed the time at luncheon
At Harrisburg the experiences OF York we're repeaed
but with larger and moro demonstrative crowd ana
with the addition Of Cannon banners bearing patriotic
devices political club two and reception commit
tee headed by the Mayor Despite the notice given by
the railroad company but the travellers should
board the tran permission was given TO the mayor 10
nav his respects the distinguished visitors The re-
cepon committee followed the Mayor. and some patrr
otic citizens came the committee. blocking tho
xft for frat became
The railroad people solved the difficulty by starting the
train capturing the Mayor and the committee. The
train stopped at the edge OF the town aud they es-
capped.
shortly after leaving Harrisburg the train. which was
running upon south track was passed ny
the tbound limited express the passengers which
found time TO saute despite the fifty mile rate at
which they were running.
THROUGH THE wILDs OF THE ALLEGHANIEs.
The ride up the susquehanna and Juniaa Valleys was
delightful The sutriness of The morning place TO
cooler temperature The pastures still wore their sun
mer robes OF green while the woods hal taken on the
garb their glorie The hillsides were moted
yellow and the banks beneath we're specKed Win
waving golden rod and the white and purple wild erowths
OF the season Cloud shadows ch%ed each other over
tue distant mountain and hitops as the turns OF the
road brought them successyely into view, ana ,ne
broken gstened and sparkied right msrry In the sun
At Mifiin and Mount Union the inhabitants were out
in force and waved and cheered the excursion ~,
ssSsyed and IL. stes% whistle. Of the town
footed their ioudest At Lswistown Junction were
gathered large number OF villagers and country peo-
pie who had In wagons At one OF the small sta
upon q bank surrounded by hundred or more OF his
fellows Justify beat bass drum while the others yelled
We're eIpsnded upon banner whose iese.d eIssP, the
words "Lovs and Marriage" and Josiah filNss.
could rot be mado out While the train passing one
Of the great wsyside iron mills platoon OF sri~y w.rk
rushed from their tasks and dspaysd their stai
Tyrsns gave right royal welcome. neatly clad women
forms No feature OF the entertaining panorama was
unenjoyed by tho President ana his wife, TO every
welcoming demonstration courteous ackhowledg mcnt
being given.
A WILD CROWD At ALTOONA STATION.
| At Altoona there rearing crowd filling every
inch Of the station platform and 10 far as could
be seen in gathering darkness all the open region
roundabout. Every face smils and every voice
scrseched welcome. but the throns was nevertheless
railroadscsm to have been inspired by excellent
but their preparations - the event proven
wore sadly Inadequate Before the train haa stopped
ne wild sast mad cambsred over tne ranxs
of the platform and with Here you are MI. fresi
dent Trasped hand Of the President and then turn
ing emitted tho superousus call for three cheers fr0m
President stepped down The station platform ana an
attempt was made pass the multitude before him. TO
give an opportunity for handshakng; bnt despite the
threats, snreaties and even pIows :" inoss
who tried to manage the affair the people surged ahead
from both sides and from In front as we'll . .
From Altoona tho train began the descent OF tho ~est
slope Of the Allsghanes toward PittsDurg
TO GREET The PARTY IN INDIANA.
REASONS WHY MRS. HENDRICKS WILL NOT DEC
onATE HER HoUsE-DEMOCRATs NOT AGREED.
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